Sea Kayak Sicily - Explore Land and Islands

After hearing all sorts of explanations about their origin, today I would like to talk about columnar basalts. Here in Sicily we have several outcrops of this kind of rocks, like the ones at Alc...

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Today the sea was calm and the weather was not too hot, perfect to explore every rock corner on the Taormina coastline! Nice small group from three different countries!

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After a short break for the two central weeks of August we start again to travel around and along the South-East coastline of Sicily, guiding paddlers and hikers. This working year (not only as ...

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Quest'anno anche la Federazione Italiana Canoa Kayak  è entrata a far parte del framework Euro Paddle Pass  (EPP)! Adesso i corsi tenuti dagli istruttori FICK  secondo gli standard del nu...

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Well, it's not like summer but it's a great weather. This morning I made two laps: the first with a young couple from Germany, the second - a bit shorter - with two younger characters that want...

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Having temperatures going even above 37°C during the day, a night paddling becomes almost mandatory! With a bunch of friends we went out to look for a fresh full Moon night exploration of the r...

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Anyone knows Homer's Odyssey ? Well, this is the place where a good part of the story took place... Such a wild, wildlife rich and beautiful place was perfect to imagine a so intricate novel.  ...

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On the 28th of May I had the opportunity to talk - as spokesperson of the italian sea kayak association - on a meeting organized from Legambiente on the outdoor activities on preotected areas. I...

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Even if Taormina is very crowded in August, there's still place at sea to paddle a kayak. The secret is to be not too late at the parking lot: it could be a big difference! There is nothing to s...

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Sometimes our customers lead us in faraway destinations from our base and our usual shores but this is usually interesting and adds a little pleasure, especially when it comes to a renowned and p...

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A sea kayak course is not only learning the skills to control the boat and safely going out. It could be often the possibility to visit a new place from the sea, a break far from the chaos of the...

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One of my favorite coastline on the Jonian sea of Sicily is just north of Catania. This stretch of coast is rich of wildlife, above all sea birds and fish, but it is also rich in myths from the ...

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Landed here for only one day in 1997, during a sailing cruise to Tunisia, for years I tried to return to the island to visit it more carefully. Finally this year we found the right opportunity...

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Only after ten days I found the time to pubblish the pictures of our last paddling of 2013. Everything was organized for some friends coming from West Sicily but at the last minute they had to ca...

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For the second time we join to the meeting along the coastline between Catania and Acitrezza promoted by the Circolo Canoa Catania . This time the start point is in Acitrezza. Just after the circ...

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Almost all our paddling days ends with some eating of good food and also this sunday ended with a banquet. From our base we paddled in a light headwind and low clouds to Marina di Modica whe...

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The early morning of 26th October 2013 a light earthquake woke up the town of Catania. It is the signal that a batch of magma has found its way up through the host rocks. A new eruption starts a...

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Thanks to the cooperation with Sampieri Bay Cycling and Mediterraneo Bike  we also organize bicycle tours and this is one of the hundreds excursions we can offer. The day after a sea kaya...

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Almost the southernmost point of Sicily, southern than Tunis and Algeri, there is a village called Portopalo a fisherman village with a small island called Isola di Capo Passero. This was t...

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I have always been reluctant on using sit-on-tops for the kayak school but after a one month test at our base in Sampieri I have to admit that there are some interesting things to point out ...

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One of the most beautiful summer short excursions are made in the night and amongst these the best are the ones that end with a pizza and a beer. With the friends of Barocco Slow Coast and Mare...

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Another wonderful family, this time from Hungary, asked for a paddling day along the Taormina coast. It was a new starting point for me but at the end I reached their hotel in Giardini Naxos...

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Very often I'm asked from customers that want to book a sea kayak excursion in Catania a description of a possible itinerary. With this post I would like to give an idea of what kind of excursio...

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Sampieri beach, early morning. The beach is covered by bottles and plastic glasses and the workers of the bath establishment are cleaning the sand to be ready for another hot sunday. The 10th of ...

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With a very nice family from US - visiting Sicily for only one day - we paddled the Taormina coastline. Lots of caves, small bays with gravel beaches, crystal clear waters, stacks and a great...

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